Head of Wealth Management Technology

The Opportunity

Join us as the Head of Wealth Management Technology, where you will oversee a diverse and essential technology portfolio that powers our wealth management business at MassMutual. Collaborating with the Distribution, Sales & Wealth Technology leadership team, you will develop innovative technology solutions that elevate our service offerings.

In this pivotal role, you'll utilize your analytical, technical, and financial management expertise to establish and enhance solutions through a rapid, iterative project delivery approach. You'll lead a dynamic team and work closely with business partners to identify their needs and implement scalable, robust solutions.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Creating a comprehensive reporting and analytics capability for data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Establishing a strategic architecture and delivery roadmap for the wealth technology ecosystem.
• Collaborating with new and existing partners to build a premier wealth platform.
• Driving digital innovations that propel our enterprise digital transformation.
• Fostering an inclusive culture that champions engineering excellence and innovation.

The Team

Our Wealth Technology team is comprised of talented developers, architects, engineers, analysts, BI Developers, and project managers dedicated to delivering software solutions through both waterfall and agile methodologies.

Your Impact:

Strategic Alignment

• Partnering with business leaders to create and enhance programs that drive growth, optimize costs, and address business challenges with effective technology solutions.
• Understanding the intricacies of wealth management processes organization-wide.
• Contributing to the management team that crafts strategies for the broader enterprise.
• Collaborating with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, developers, and vendors to ensure alignment between program strategies and execution.
• Supporting customer engagement, financial management, compliance, and operational efficiencies through the strategic application of technology solutions.

Technical Leadership

• Engaging with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure the implementation of appropriate design patterns.
• Guaranteeing that all solutions meet security and compliance standards.

People and Program Management

• Overseeing the selection, management, development, and motivation of team members.
• Contributing to the financial and resource planning necessary to achieve departmental objectives.
• Proactively addressing risks and serving as the main escalation point.
• Overcoming obstacles to empower your team in achieving their goals and driving decisions.
• Facilitating cooperation and alignment across technology and business teams to deliver complex solutions.

General Leadership

• Independently managing multiple program tasks of varying complexity.
• Driving change management processes effectively.
• Staying updated on emerging technology trends and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Series 99 licensed or willingness to obtain.
• 10+ years of experience in technology roles, including 5+ years in leadership positions within the IT sector.
• 5+ years of experience in wealth management.
• Proven ability to convert business strategy into actionable technology plans with clear delivery roadmaps.
• Demonstrated success in managing large vendor relationships.
• Deep technical knowledge in application development.
• Experience with cloud technologies and modern solutions (AI, AWS, CRM, data analytics, robotics, and automation).
• Track record of leading key initiatives through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building functions and teams from the ground up.
• Proficient in project management methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Scrum, and Kanban.

MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply. If you require any accommodations during the application process, please reach out to us for assistance.

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